Basketball Recap: South Hills Takes a Loss

On Saturday, the South Hills Huskies lost to the Corona Panthers on the road by a 48-34 margin. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 565th, while the Panthers are ranked 187th).

Corona's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alex Flores led the charge by putting up 17 points and five steals. Flores has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Isabella Acosta was another key player, posting eight points and seven steals.

South Hills has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. As for Corona, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Hills will face off against Alta Loma at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Alta Loma will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something South Hills surely won't give up without a fight. As for Corona, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Corona Panthers duke it out with the Norco Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Corona is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season.